How to Say ‘In two minutes’ in French
À deux minutes
ah duh mee-NEET
[ah duh mee-NEET]
Phrase Breakdown
À
[ah]
at / in / to
A common preposition used in time and place expressions; here it helps mean 'at a distance of.'
Le taxi est À deux minutes d'ici.
The taxi is two minutes from here.
deux
[duh]
two
The number 2; here it specifies the amount of time.
Le taxi arrive dans deux minutes.
The taxi arrives in two minutes.
minutes
[mee-NEET]
minutes
A unit of time; often used to describe short travel duration.
Nous sommes à deux minutes en voiture.
We are two minutes away by car.
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